trained nurse
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2.7
- noun
- /treɪnd nɜrs/
:
enfermera titulada
- She's a trained nurse, Garrett.
- a specially trained nurse
Examples
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As a trained nurse, she was responsible for caring for patients after surgery.
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The Japanese hospital lacked a nursing school and instead hired trained nurses and physicians, employing Japanese community members as often as possible.
Academic text (2016) -
The lieutenant here is a trained nurse.
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I'm a trained nurse and I plan to continue my work.
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The facility had one doctor and two trained nurses.
Fiction book (2001) -
I have 62 freshly trained nurses straight from England, and all dying to nurse someone.
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Mrs. Van Hopper's cold has turned into flu, so she's got a trained nurse.
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Trained nurses were required to be present at each airport at all times when there were incoming flights to provide follow-up for any passengers identified through ITIS screening or who self-identified as being unwell.
Academic text (2015) -
To further reduce the cost, we have instituted a telephone follow-up appointment system that replaces the routine postoperative office visit with a scheduled telephone call from a physician or a trained nurse at 4 to 10 days after surgery and every 6 months thereafter.
Academic text (2005) -
The clinic employs several trained nurses who assist in various medical procedures.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person trained to care for sick people under a doctor's supervision
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2.8
A trained health worker who cares for sick people and has official permission to work
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3.8
A health worker with extra training who can find and treat illnesses
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3.4
A nurse who finished training and has official permission to work as one
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6.1
A registered nurse with extra training who can do many doctor tasks
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4.4
A nurse with a government license who gives routine care to sick people
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3.1
A person who gives health care in patients' homes
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3.8
A trained health worker who cares for women in pregnancy and helps them give birth
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3.6
A trained health worker who gives basic care to sick people under a senior health worker
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3.5
A trained health worker allowed by the state to give basic medical care under a doctor or senior medical worker
A person who finished nursing school training but is not yet licensed to work as a nurse
A trained health worker who is registered and can do many tasks doctors usually do
How Qualified
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a nurse who has completed formal education and training' is directly and compositionally derived from 'trained' (having received training) + 'nurse' (a caregiver), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a straightforward adjective + noun construction common across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Trained nurse comes from the simple idea of a nurse who has been trained at a nursing school and by working with patients. That's why a 'trained nurse' means a nurse who is 'qualified' to give proper medical care.